Nowadays people are convinced ___ the negative effect of second-hand smoking ___ people around.
A. of; at B. by; in
C. of; on D. on; at
—Would you rather ______ there to attend the lecture tomorrow?
—No, I’d rather he ______ there instead of me.
A. to go; will go B. go; went
C. go; will go D. going; shall go
It is hard for us to eat better, exercise more, and sleep enough, ________ we know we should.
A. since B. even if
C. unless D. as if
At the conference, they came up with three different _____ to solving the serious problem.
A. approaches B. means
C. methods D. ways
The music brought the days back to me _____ I was out of work wandering hopelessly on the streets.
A. until B. that C. when D. which
Jack is the right person you can rely on to ____ the research when you are on vacation for the next two weeks.
A. carry on B. focus on
C. take up D. insist on